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Astronomers in Europe – working with members of Canada’s CHIME Fast Radio Burst collaboration, which includes researchers from the…
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered how a brief disruption to a molecular pathway in the guts of mice before they are born can…
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An international research collaboration has been awarded a $9-million research grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to tackle the complex…
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Happy New Year and welcome back! The new decade is being ushered in at the University of Toronto with fun and informative events, from…
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Deep in an undiscovered place lived a Quaroo, a bird with magical feathers that granted eternal luck when touched. The Quaroo was initially excited…
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He was a key figure in the Toronto Raptors’ rise from sporting irrelevance to NBA champions, but DeMar DeRozan’s biggest contribution may prove to be…
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Two recent studies from the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children are adding to mounting evidence that Canadians would benefit from…
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A pioneering zoologist who championed gender equality. A church minister and politician who was part of Canada’s early LGBTQ movement and performed…
The University of Toronto will be closed from Monday, Dec. 23 to Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 – and U of T News will be closed…
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As we prepare to usher in a new decade, U of T News is looking back at some of the defining and impactful things that happened at the University of…
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It is a historic time for the University of Toronto’s department of astronomy and astrophysics – not only as it approaches its centenary next…
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Along with the world leaders, reporters, activists, Greta Thunberg and academics, six University of Toronto undergraduates travelled to Madrid earlier…